Where Have All the Leaders Gone? by Lee Iacocca

[mwb970]

(book excerpt)

Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, "Stay the course."

Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned Titanic. I'll give you a sound bite: Throw the bums out!

You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore. The President of the United States is given a free pass to ignore the Constitution, tap our phones, and lead us to war on a pack of lies. Congress responds to record deficits by passing a huge tax cut for the wealthy (thanks, but I don't need it). The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs. While we're fiddling in Iraq, the Middle East is burning and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving pom-poms instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of America my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How about you?

I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have.


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[pretzel4gore]

1. it's getting very late....

maybe if Lee Iacocca will call the obvious, maybe other big names will too....after all, the only goose being killed is the golden one, and creating it in 1st place took hundreds of years...

[ejbr]

2. I just read this excerpt and was about to post

but I came across yours before doing so. Yes, it was quite refreshing to see someone who not only is visible, but has all the characteristics of a right wing apologist, go to town on this administration. FINALLY, someone is actually stepping up to the plate. And as much as I respect the Dems who are running for President, they have too little outrage for me.